AYAW MO NA BA SA EARTH? TARA SA MARS?
Taong 2020, nagkaroon ng “send your name to Mars” ang NASA. Pakay nito na maisama sa paglipad ang mga pangalan ng bawat indibidwal sa gagawing space mission sa planetang Mars.
Ngayon, muling binuksan ng NASA ang “boarding gate” para sa mga gustong magpadala ng kanilang pangalan para naman dalhin sa buwan.
Posible bang mabuhay sa planetang Mars? Here's what you Need to Know
Taong 2020, nagkaroon ng “send your name to Mars” ang NASA. Pakay nito na maisama sa paglipad ang mga pangalan ng bawat indibidwal sa gagawing space mission sa planetang Mars.
Ngayon, muling binuksan ng NASA ang “boarding gate” para sa mga gustong magpadala ng kanilang pangalan para naman dalhin sa buwan.
Posible bang mabuhay sa planetang Mars? Here's what you Need to Know
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00:00 Do you want to go to the planet Mars?
00:03 In 2020, Send Your Name to Mars was held, a program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA.
00:12 This program includes the names of each individual in the space mission to the planet Mars.
00:20 The Philippines is one of the most names sent to the world.
00:26 But wait, is it possible that someone can live on the planet Mars?
00:30 Here's what you need to know.
00:33 Mars is one of the eight planets in the solar system.
00:37 Compared to other planets, it is closer to Earth and the Sun.
00:42 There is a chance that it can be seen at night because of its red color.
00:47 That's why it's not surprising that experts studied it.
00:53 According to the Philippine Space Agency,
00:56 So there are multiple reasons of studying Mars.
00:59 First one is to understand if life could have existed else in the universe.
01:04 And Mars is a great candidate because the environment is very similar to the Earth.
01:10 And because it is close, we can actually send robot explorers and look for signs of life more closely.
01:17 Second is studying Mars reveals details on how the solar system and its planets evolve through time.
01:25 In theory, Mars is the closest and has the least hostile environment for the exploration.
01:30 By least hostile environment, we mean to say that having the least harsh effect to the health of the human body.
01:38 On July 30, 2020, NASA sent the so-called Ingenuity helicopter to Mars.
01:45 This will serve as an eye for scientists on Mars.
01:49 And on April 20, 2021, it arrived on the red planet.
01:54 "Always reporting altimeter data confirm that Ingenuity has performed its first flight of a powered aircraft from another planet."
02:03 For the first time, it was able to observe its appearance.
02:08 By means of the so-called Mars Rover, which was sent by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA,
02:17 we had a glimpse of the appearance of Mars.
02:21 The helicopter flew five times in 30 days and saw the presence of water here.
02:28 Since there's a presence of water in the planets that we are searching for,
02:33 maybe it's also part of the research on what are the possible life forms which may exist in that specific area.
02:41 Aside from the presence of water, Ingenuity helicopter also found sand dunes.
02:49 It is also said that there are many things to discover in studying Mars.
02:52 Especially in the climate aspect, the geophysical aspect of Mars can also help us understand other planets in the solar system.
03:01 Learning does not stop.
03:03 It is a continuous process by unravelling the things that we can know beyond space.
03:08 The more we discover these things, the more we understand our own home.
03:15 In the Philippines, Christine Jane Atienza is one of the few who passed the so-called Hawaiian Space Exploration Analog and Stimulation or HI-SEAS,
03:24 where they experienced the possible life on Mars through a simulated environment.
03:31 Before that, she also had the opportunity to become an analog astronaut nutritionist dietitian.
03:40 I am not a space nutritionist, but for my case, I check the caloric content of the food eaten by analog astronauts.
03:48 And the food preparation when I was in HI-SEAS, so I oversee the preparation, the inventory since the resources are limited,
03:56 so our food should be enough for the rest of the mission.
04:00 In this study, they will be able to study the possible life on Mars, including the cultivation of plants.
04:09 Mars is the most habitable planet aside from Earth in our solar system, which is also close to us.
04:18 It is just a planet. It is habitable, but its environment is still extreme.
04:22 It means that there is still not enough oxygen, so the atmosphere of Mars is very thin, so we can't live there.
04:31 It is very cold on Mars, so it is still not habitable by humans, even though we say Mars is the most habitable planet aside from Earth.
04:40 So what our scientists are doing now is they are studying on how we can colonize or make Mars as our home.
04:52 Since our population is increasing exponentially, so in the future, we really need to explore outer space for resources and for our habitat.
05:03 Within 6 days, Christine experienced the possible life on Mars within the test space mission in Hawaii.
05:11 So how we will explore Mars in the future, so we will go to lava tubes and we explore the surrounding habitat.
05:21 It was a fun experience and of course, it is new, especially for us in the Philippines.
05:27 So hopefully, we will have our own analog in the future or analog missions.
05:32 Compared to the planet Earth which has 365 days, on Mars, it is 687 days before a year is complete.
05:41 For example, if January has 31 days on Earth, on Mars, it will reach 62 days.
05:50 It is not a coincidence that it is colder on Mars than on Earth.
05:54 There will be more water on Earth like the sea, rivers, and glaciers.
06:01 The oxygen level on Earth reached 21%, so humans can breathe even without spacesuits.
06:08 Within 3 years, she completed her mission, Ingenuity Helicopter.
06:14 Her last flight to Mars was on January 18, 2024.
06:19 The data collected will greatly help the experts in the field.
06:26 Experts advise that if the planet Earth cannot be protected from the destruction of nature, humans will have a hard time living on Earth.
06:36 We need to protect our Earth and when you go to outer space, we only have one Earth.
06:43 We have not discovered anything similar to Earth that we can live on.
06:49 We need to protect our resources as much as we can.
06:57 Mars is the only planet where life can continue.
07:01 For now, no one has yet to come here.
07:05 I think that's possible, but we will need more study and more research and more technology to do that.
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